We know they're cool. It's time that everyone else realised it too.
The June 8 issue of the Sunday Telegraph's Sunday magazine highlighted both Grab Your Fork and Ed's Melbourne-based Tomato in its A-Z of "Cutting Edge Cuisine... the hottest trends in the food industry". Listed under B for Blog, we joined F for Fairtrade, Q for Quinoa and D for Degustation.
On the SBS Food website, Grab Your Fork gets mentioned in the recommended blogs list that accompanies the article "Everyone's a Critic". Basically a layman's guide to the growth of food blogs, it's a shame that the article focuses on blogs in the United States and Europe (including quotes from a blogger in Estonia!) when there is such a depth of talent in our own backyard. Australian journalist Michael Shafran's blog Gosstronomy also gets a brief nod.
And finally, in the November 2008 issue of Home Beautiful's Kitchen News, Grab Your Fork is nominated as one of their top 3 food blogs along with Jules' Stone Soup and Robyn's New York-based The Girl Who Ate Everything.
Congrats! It's totally well deserved too, I reckon. :)
ReplyDeleteGosh, I didn't see The Telegrpah. Nice to get recognition.
ReplyDeleteCongrats Helen, one can only hope.... ~sigh...!~ back to blogging......
ReplyDeleteGood on yer! Keep on blogging!
ReplyDeleteHey Helen, Congratulations! you're the pioneer for Sydney food blogginng, you deserve all the credits =D
ReplyDeleteThat's really awesome! I know I often check your blog before heading somewhere new to see what food is around.
ReplyDeleteOh la la... a big congrats Helen!!! Love ya work :-)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations - I think it is good to blow your own trumpet from time to time. Your blog is great!
ReplyDeleteCongrats Helen! I must admit, we always check your site for reviews before deciding where to go for dinner!
ReplyDeleteNice to see food bloggers getting well deserved attention; especially veteran bloggers such as yourself! Grats and keep up the good work :)
ReplyDeleteHee hee Hoorayy ^^! Your blog is a awesome one and deserves all the media.
ReplyDeleteoooh awesome congrats dude! like, totally frame it yeah?
ReplyDeleteThat is pretty damn cool :)
ReplyDeleteGoodonya! Going to pick up a Home Beautiful now to check out your mention.
ReplyDeleteGood for you Helen! Shout it to the world, I say!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on all the press! I was so happy to see my name alongside yours. I was like.."I KNOW HELEN, SHE'S AWESOME!"
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! But I do have to mention one thing...it'd be great if you varied your cuisine menu a bit more, venture into other types of foods besides Chinese food; there's so much more out there!
ReplyDeleteHi Y - Aww thanks :)
ReplyDeleteHi Ed - I've had the mag for a while but never got around to blogging it. Congrats to you too!
Hi Billy - Time and patience :)
Hi Veruca Salt - Thanks, and thank you for all our cooking, dining and eating escapades!
Hi eatshowandtell - I'm not sure about pioneer but hey, I'm all for more Sydney food blogs!
Hi the bog logger - Hope you've met with success following your research! And what a quirky blog you have! What goes in... lol!
Hi Jen - Thank you! Perhaps the best thing about blogging is meeting other foodies too!
Hi Suzie - Thanks, it is quite strange to read about yourself in the paper.
Hi Annie - Ooh I hope my sentiments prove true on your visits :) Do let me know if you find any great dining secrets!
Hi D - I think it's great the food bloggers are getting more recognition. I remember it wasn't so long ago that I had to explain to people what a blog was!
Hi FFichiban - Aww thanks. It'd be great to have a more in-depth feature on more Sydney food bloggers and what drives them to post.
Hi chocolatesuze - lol. Nah, I won't be framing them! Maybe a few stories to tell the grandkids instead!
Hi Renee - Thanks, I think so too (in a disbelieving yet gracious kinda way).
Hi Belle - Thank you. Enjoy the mag!
Hi Christie - I'm not a very good shouter, lol, but heh, thanks for the vocal support :)
Hi Robyn - lol. I thought exactly the same thing! So cool to be mentioned amongst two female bloggers I know. I don't think my appetite will ever match yours though! And congrats to you on getting an Aussie magazine mention! That's pretty cool!
Hi Anon - Thanks for your comment. I do make some effort to eat at various restaurants but seeing as I'm eating out with friends, the cuisine and venue isn't necessarily dictated by myself. I think I have managed to cover a range of cusines including Brazilian, Portuguese, Polish and Peruvian. Perhaps when I get paid to blog (or eat) it'll be a different story!
Fantastic Helen! Well deserved. I still read your posts 9 months after moving from Sydney; your blog helps me feel connected.
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Hi Steph - Glad to relieve the homesickness - or does it only add to it? lol!
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